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Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar

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Ælfthryth (c. 945 – 1000 or 1001, also Alfrida, Elfrida or Elfthryth) was Queen of the English from her marriage to King Edgar in 964 or 965 until Edgar's death in 975. She was a leading figure in the regency during the minority of her son King Æthelred the Unready between 978 and 984. Ælfthryth was the first wife of an English king known to have been crowned and anointed as queen. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar has received more than 199,607 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar is the 763rd most popular companion (down from 725th in 2019), the 3,910th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,751st in 2019) and the 56th most popular British Companion.

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  • 46.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar ranks 763 out of 784. Before her are Morphia of Melitene, Catherine Sunesdotter, Agnes of the Palatinate, Christina Hvide, Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis, and Suthida. After her are Eanflæd, Sarah Yorke Jackson, Rana Hussein, Eadgifu of Kent, Princess Marie of Baden, and Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 940, Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar ranks 16. Before her are Abu-Mahmud Khojandi, Abū Sahl al-Qūhī, Henry III, Duke of Bavaria, Ibn Sahl, Bardas Phokas the Younger, and Willigis.  Among people deceased in 1000, Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar ranks 20. Before her are García Sánchez II of Pamplona, Matsyendranatha, Leo of Tripoli, Mara Takla Haymanot, Þorbjörn Hornklofi, and John Kaminiates. After her is Ōshikōchi no Mitsune.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar ranks 3,910 out of 8,785. Before her are Archibald Geikie (1835), Richard Attwood (1940), Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey (1880), David Jason (1940), Ray Reardon (1932), and Julian Richings (1955). After her are Celia Imrie (1952), William Garbutt (1883), William Martin (1767), Mel B (1975), Ray Wilson (1968), and Rebecca Hall (1982).

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Among COMPANIONS In United Kingdom

Among companions born in United Kingdom, Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar ranks 56. Before her are Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway (1261), Ælfgifu of Northampton (990), Hugh Despenser the younger (1287), Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma (1901), Anabella Drummond (1350), and Maureen Starkey Tigrett (1946). After her are Eanflæd (626), Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece (1968), Euphemia de Ross (1333), Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1736), John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan (1934), and Carrie Johnson (1988).

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